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On 11/5/2015 5:33 AM, Jerry wrote:
> I was given a brand new APC Smart-UPS SC 420VA unit. I was wondering if
> anyone had actually tried or used one of these units with FreeBSD. According
> to the documentation, it is "plug & play" with Windows, but I have no idea
> how to make it play nicely, if at all,  with FreeBSD. There is no USB
> connector, just a serial connector.

Take a look at Network UPS Tools (NUT).  I haven't used it myself (yet) 
but I've heard it works... though maybe not with serial.  If you give it 
a try and it does work with serial let us know too.
--
Steve